High-pressure science with a multi-anvil apparatus at SPring-8

Since first opening its doors to public research in 1997, SPring-8 has seen the accomplishment of many important studies in a wide variety of fields through its stable operation and cutting edge technology. High-pressure experiments have been carried out on a number of beamlines using a diamond anvil cell or a multi-anvil press. Here, we review the multi-anvil presses installed on the SPring-8 beamlines and a few research projects currently utilizing this technology. The significant difference in post-spinel boundary between multi-anvil experiments and diamond anvil studies will also be discussed.